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Don't be embarrassed to talk about profit sharing

By Tina Williams, Senior Partner, Fox Williams

Asian law firms need to focus more on client and employee satisfaction

By Robert Sawhney, Managing Director, SRC Associates

An RMP can bring a greater degree of structure to the whole practice

By Thomas Berman, Principal, Berman & Associates

We need to talk: How to communicate financial information to partners

Sarah Wilkinson, finance director at Field Fisher Waterhouse, shares her insights in communicating financial information to partners

Profile: Moira Gilmour

Moira Gilmour shares with Manju Manglani her experiences in leading Field Fisher Waterhouse through a European expansion

Small claims limit could rise to £15,000

In a surprise move, the Ministry of Justice went way beyond its approval of the Jackson review this afternoon by proposing an increase in the limit for small claims from £5,000 to £15,000.

Twitter guidance will be 'revisited and revisited again', Lord Judge predicts

Guidance on the use of Twitter in the courts will need to be “revisited and revisited again”, the Lord Chief Justice has said.

Personal injury claimant lawyers hit back at CFA reforms

Personal injury claimant lawyers have hit back at the government's decision to endorse Lord Justice Jackson's 'no win, no fee' reforms, saying it will lead to denial of access to justice for more than 50,000 potential claimants and that the plan is "ideologically rather than evidence driven".